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Introduced Session

Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2011 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation. Requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

Committee Categories

Max Baucus (D),  Michael Bennet (D),  Jeff Bingaman (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Barbara Boxer (D),  Scott Brown (R),  Richard Burr (R),  Maria Cantwell (D),  Chris Coons (D),  Al Franken (D),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Lindsey Graham (R),  Kay Hagan (D),  Tim Johnson (D),  John Kerry (D),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Frank Lautenberg (D),  Joseph Lieberman (I),  Bob Menendez (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Patty Murray (D),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Chuck Schumer (D),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Debbie Stabenow (D),  Jon Tester (D),  Mark Udall (D),  Tom Udall (D),  Sheldon Whitehouse (D),  Ron Wyden (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (on 06/23/2011)

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